The government has disbursed about Sh47 billion to the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), paving way for accelerated development programs in constituencies across the Country.
The disbursed money was the balance for the 2022/23 Financial Year that was yet to be released to the 290 CDF accounts at the close of the Financial Year on June 30.
The release is contained in the report by the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Board on status of receipts of disbursement as at July 7th, 2023.
The report indicates that the government has released 100% NGCDF cash to the Constituencies for the FY 2022/2023.
The move comes as good news to MPs since the release of the funds now means that the national government, through the national CDF Board, has cleared all the outstanding balances owed to the Constituency NG-CDF boards.
“The NG-CDF was allocated a total of Sh47,189,900,000 in the Financial Year 2022/2023, Sh44,289,900,000 initial allocation and an additional Sh2,900,000,000 through 2022/2023 FY Supplementary budget,” the report reads in part.
According to the report, 87 constituencies have received full allocation with respect to funds allocated in the FY 2022/2023 amounting to Sh12,547,023,214.
“Two hundred and three constituencies have received between 37% and 99.9%, with respect to funds allocated in the 2022/2023 FY amounting to Sh26,348,427,437 leaving a balance of Sh3,179,954,319,” reads the report.
The NG-CDF Board Secretariat received Sh2,214,495,000 for administrative purposes.
It is indicated in the report that Sh1,819,668,308 has been disbursed to the constituencies with respect to funds allocated in previous Financial Years.
The Board has to date received and deliberated proposals from 286 constituencies for the FY 2023/2024, according to the report.
The chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on NGCDF Musa Sirma said that the government’s decision to disburse all the funds owed to the Constituency NG-CDF was a move in the right direction.
“This is the first time the government is releasing full amounts of money allocated to NG-CDF. The move is good as it helps the Constituency Board to plan better,” said Sirma who is also the Eldama Ravine MP.
He argued that delays in releasing the funds had slowed down development programmes at the grassroots level.
“The aim of those who conceived the CDF idea was to ensure that funds allocated to the Fund are geared towards community driven development projects in every Constituency to alleviate poverty, but delays in releasing the money stood in the way of achieving this goal,” said Sirma.
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